circuit , breakwater, assize, gloominess, break-circuit/Circuit breaker

The inconvenience of the reign of public opinion is that though, 
of course, it secures liberty, it meddles with what it has nothing to 
do with private life, for example. Hence the gloominess of 
America and England. In order to avoid infringing on private 
life, the author has invented a little town Verrieres, and when he 
had need of a bishop, a jury, an assize court, he placed all this in 
Besancon, where he has never been. 

July 23, 2013

In a show of strength, Chinese Navy warships for the first time made a circuit of the Japanese archipelago this month, sources in the Japanese Self-Defense Forces said July 22.

The tsunami destroys the breakwater as it approaches Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. (TEPCO)


Japan Revives a Sea Barrier That Failed to Hold
New York Times
Japan's Failed Breakwaters: Nori Onishi reports on the failure of breakwater systems in protecting against large waves along Japan's coastline. By NORIMITSU ONISHI KAMAISHI, Japan — After three decades and nearly $1.6 billion, work on Kamaishi's great ...

gloomy

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Pronunciation: /ˈgluːmi 

  

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ADJECTIVE (gloomier, gloomiest)

1Dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening:a gloomy corridor badly lit by oil lamps

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2Causing or feeling depression or despondency:gloomy forecasts about the economy

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Derivatives

gloomily

ADVERB

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gloominess

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assize

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Pronunciation: /əˈsʌɪz 

  

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NOUN

(usually assizes) HISTORICAL

A court which formerly sat at intervals in each county of England and Wales to administer the civil and criminal law. In 1972 the civil jurisdiction of assizes was transferred to the High Court, and the criminal jurisdiction to the Crown Court.

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Origin

Middle English: from Old French assise, feminine past participle of asseeir 'sit, settle, assess', from Latinassidere (see assess).

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1 ((通例～s))（1971年までイングランド・ウェールズで定期的に開かれた民事・刑事の）巡回裁判（▼現在は刑事はCrown Court, 民事はHigh Court）；その開廷期［地］.
2 （立法府制定の）法律.
3 （陪審員による）裁判方式.
4 英史（中世初期の）度量衡法.

circuit

Pronunciation: /ˈsəːkɪt/

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noun

• 1a roughly circular line, route, or movement that starts and finishes at the same place:I ran a circuit of the village
• British a track used for motor racing, horse racing, or athletics: Hockenheim was a fast circuit but was regarded as one of the safest

• 2 an established itinerary of events or venues used for a particular activity, typically involving sport or public performance:the alternative cabaret circuit
• a series of athletic exercises performed consecutively in one training session: [as modifier]:circuit training
• a regular journey made by a judge around a particular district to hear cases in court: [as modifier]:a circuit judge
• a district administered or formerly administered by travelling judges: the six circuits of England and Wales replaced the old system of assizes
• a group of local Methodist Churches forming an administrative unit: the success of any chapel or Methodist circuit depended on the minister
• a chain of theatres or cinemas under a single management:the company also bought cinema circuits in Canada, New Zealand, and Australia

• 3a complete and closed path around which a circulating electric current can flow: the maximum number of light fittings on a circuit is twelve
• a system of electrical conductors and components forming an electrical circuit: control circuits

verb

[with object]

• move all the way around (a place or thing): the trains will follow the Northern line, circuiting the capital

Origin:

late Middle English: via Old French from Latin circuitus, from circuire, variant of circumire 'go round', from circum 'around' + ire 'go'

breakwater
n.
A barrier that protects a harbor or shore from the full impact of waves.

名]防波堤.


break-circuit
n.
(Elec.) A key or other device for breaking an electrical circuit.
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